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How We Built Britain (Hardcover)

by David Dimbleby (Author)

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (4 Jun 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0747588716
ISBN-13: 978-0747588719
Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.2 x 3.4 cm

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A lively, literate and stimulating tour ... Dimbleby's disarming asides make him an engaging companion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, Entertaining and Attractive (that's the book, not David Dimbleby!), 9 Jun 2009

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First things first: I haven't seen the TV series or the DVD, so my comments are restricted to the book itself!

This is a book for many different readers, and can therefore be enjoyed at a number of different levels.

It's an entertaining and personal account of David Dimbleby's travels to investigate some of the most important buildings and locations in the country, written in an educational but easy-to-read style.

It's an insight into the social background in which each of the book's subjects is placed, and covers the whole spectrum from magnificent fortresses and palaces to the everyday world of viaducts, barns, tower blocks and suburbia. (It's neatly divided into six subsections: Medieval Britain, Tudors and Stuarts, Scotland, The Georgians, The Victorians and Modern Britain)

It's a feast for the eyes with some wonderful specially commissioned photographs which perfectly complement the text.

On a purely practical and financial level: especially as books such as these tend to become heavily discounted as soon as the TV series has run, you can get hold of a copy (even on Amazon!!) for a fraction of its original price!

Go for it!

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